ANDREW RODEN >> VVS BASEBALL

Vernon-Verona-Sherrill’s Andrew Roden helped the baseball team stay unbeaten with his arm and his bat. The junior threw five shutout innings, striking out 10while also homering at the plate in a 12-0 victory over Utica Notre Dame. Roden also drove in two runs in wins over Jamesville-DeWitt and Solvay, hitting a triple in the latter. Favorite food: Steak Favorite class: Math In five years: “College, I guess, playing college baseball.”

It’s just great. Usually when I pitch it’s hard to focus on both things, hitting and pitching, but it was just nice to be able to support my team. Andrew Roden: Talking about his home run against Utica Notre Dame.